Bern Cathedral (Berner Munster): the west front seen before the completion of the belfry and spire
Architect/Designer | Ensinger, Matthaus (1390-1463) |
Country | Switzerland |
City | Bern |
Subject Date | 1573 |
Image Date | 1880 |
View | Exterior |
Style | Gothic |
Medium | Photoprint |
Library Reference | 41761 |
Orientation | Portrait |
Colour Info | Colour |
Credit | RIBA Collections |
Subject | Cathedrals ; Belfries, bell towers |
NOTES: Construction on this Protestant cathedral began in 1421 under the direction of the Strasbourg masterbuilder Matthaus Ensinger. The interior was not completed until 1571-1573. The bell tower, based on the tower of Ulm Cathedral, was only completed in 1889-1893 to designs by August von Beyer under the supervision of August Muller.
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